The first major donation I made to charity was this Christmas, $150 to Heifer, which my boyfriend matched as his gift to me. I found out too late that, if I had done it in my Dad’s name, his company would have matched it too. Now I have my heart set on giving CARE the money I would have spent on a new dress for prom (about $200). I mean, I already have a nice dress. It seems ridiculous to buy a new one when there is so much suffering in the world. I put this plan in my facebook status to try to lift the absurd stigma attached to reusing a dress.